Isbn: 9781333717339 - statutes and their interpretation in the first half of the fourteenth century (classic reprint) (3 risultati)

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes the methods and principles of interpreting legislation that were evolved by English common law courts during the reigns of Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, from 1272 to 1377. During this formative period, the justices interpreted enacted or written laws, and their interpretations illuminate the meaning and scope of the acts, as well as the relationship between the acts and the unwritten common law. This book uses contemporary interpretation as a key to understanding the statutory law of the period, which is significant because these medieval reports give insight into how the common law courts viewed and applied statutes. The author draws upon year books to study an important class of original materials from the sole standpoint of interpretation, and his results reveal certain processes and tendencies in legislation and adjudication that were previously unknown. This specialized study of early English interpretation in the Edwardian century inspires other scholars to investigate the history of interpretation in other periods. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…